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Surname
TAGGART
Forename
William
Day
29
Month
11
Year
1917
Age
Occupation
Mine/Quarry Name
Rosehall, No.12 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Robert Addie & Sons Collieries Ltd
Location
Coatbridge
County
Lanarkshire
Details of Event
Rosehall No 12, Lanark, November 29 - The trailing cable of a coal-cutting machine had been jammed between the bango of the machine and the skids, and being at the same time stretched to its utmost limit, the connection to earth through the armouring was broken, owing to the armouring becoming detached from the gate·endbox. The machine being in contact with the live conductors became live itself, and the man, who had hold of the haulage rope, received a fatal shock. [From Mines & Quarries General Report with Statistics for 1917 By HM Chief Inspector of Mines, Table of fatal accidents due to use of electricity in and about mines] Name identified from FAI list & death certficate